Agenda and draft minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence from the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

2.

Appointment of Substitute Members

To be notified of the appointment of any Substitute Members.

Minutes:

There were no substitute members.

3.

Declarations of Interest

You are invited to declare any registerable and/or non-registerable interests in matters appearing on the agenda, and the nature of that interest.

 

Please complete the Declarations of Interests card available at the meeting and return it to the Democratic Services Officer before leaving the meeting.

 

You are also invited to disclose any dispensation from the requirement to declare any registerable and/or non-registerable interests that have been granted to you in respect of any matters appearing on the agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

4.

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Minutes:

The arrangements for dealing with allegations of breaches of the Code of Conduct for Members and Co-opted Members were noted.

5.

Exclusion Resolution

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and having applied a public interest test as defined in Part 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.”

Minutes:

It was Resolved that:

 

 “under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and having applied a public interest test as defined in Part 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.”

6.

Complaint Assessment - NTC07.2021-22

To consider and determine, in consultation with an Independent Person, whether complaint NTC07.2021/22 should be investigated or referred for informal resolution.

Minutes:

The Sub-committee considered the covering report, complaint and supporting information in relation to complaint NTC07-2021-22, and sought the view of the Independent Person who was in attendance at the meeting.

 

Following a vote, it was agreed that the complaint should be referred for formal investigation.  

 

RESOLVED:  That complaint NTC07-2021-22 be referred for formal investigation.

7.

Complaint Assessment NTC09-2021-22

To consider and determine, in consultation with an Independent Person, whether complaint NTC09.2021/22 should be investigated or referred for informal resolution.

Minutes:

The Sub-committee considered the covering report, complaint and supporting information in relation to complaint NTC09-2021-22, and sought the view of the Independent Person who was in attendance at the meeting.

 

Following a vote, it was agreed that the complaint should be referred for formal investigation.  

 

RESOLVED:  That complaint NTC09-2021-22 be referred for formal investigation.

8.

Complaints Assessment NTC05.2021-22

To consider and determine, in consultation with an Independent Person, whether complaint NTC05.2021-22 should be investigated or referred for informal resolution.

Minutes:

The Sub-committee considered the covering report, complaint and supporting information in relation to complaint NTC05-2021-22, and sought the view of the Independent Person who was in attendance at the meeting.

 

Members of the Sub-committee were of the view that the complaint fell outside of the Code of Conduct and therefore no further action should be taken.   

 

RESOLVED:  That no further action be taken in relation to complaint NTC05-2021-22.